They do things differently in Houston.
Lyric Opera of Chicago staffers were shocked when reports leaked out a day early that Anthony Freud, 53, general director of Houston Grand Opera, would be named to succeed the retiring William Mason.
In any case, the London-born Freud plans to hit the ground running, and in fact will start his five-year contract here on Oct. 1, the day of Lyric's season-opening performance and gala, and six months ahead of Mason's originally announced retirement.
"Bill and I and the [Lyric] board all thought, 'We're ready to go,' so that's what we are going to do," Freud said.
Mason, 69, will serve as consultant for the 2011-12 season …
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